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SAMPLE PAPER-01 MENTAL ABILITY TEST
Directions (Q.1 to Q.3): Find the missing term.
1. 3, 20, 63, 144, 275, ? 12.
(1) 354 (2) 468 (3) 548 (4) 554
2. 2, 3, 3, 5,10, 13, ?, 43,172, 177
(1) Fruits, Apples, Tomatoes
(1) 23 (2) 38 (3) 39 (4) 40
(2) Sea, Islands, Mountains
3. YEB, WFD, UHG, SKI, ?
(3) Tigers, Carnivores, Elephants
(1) QOL (2) QOL (3) TOL (4) QNL
(4) Fathers, Males, Doctors
4. Find the wrong term in the following sequence.
13. If the word GERMINATION is co ded as
G1T, J2R, N7P, P21N, S88L, V445
IMGRENNOAIT, how the word ESTABLISHED will
(1) P21N (2) S88L (3) N7P (4) V445J be coded?
Directions (Q. 5 to Q.7): In the following questions, there (1) BEATSLDEIHS (2) BAETSLEDHIS
is a relationship between the two figures on the left of the
(3) BATESLDEIHS (4) BAETSLDEIHS
sign (::]. The same relationship exists between the figures
to the right of the sign (::) of which one is missing. Find the 14. If the word RUSTICATE is coded as QTTUIDBSD,
missing one from the alternatives. how the word STATISTIC will be coded?
5. 49 : 81 : : 64 : ? (1) RSBUJTUHB (2) RSBUITUHB
(1) 81 (2) 36 (3) 100 (4) 121 (3) RSBUIRSJD (4) TUBUITUMB
6. 42 : 56 : : 110 : ? 15. In a certain code language, the sentences written
(1) 132 (2) 100 (3) 121 (4) 99 in Column I are coded as sentences written in
Column II, but the sequence of words is different.
7. QDXM : SFWL : : UIOT : ?
Decode the sentences and find how will you write
(1) VKPU (2) TJQV (3) SGPU (4) WKNS what you like in coded language?
Directions (Q.8 to Q.10): In the following questions, four
items (numbers/ number pairs/ letter groups] are given. Column I Column II
Three of them are alike in a certain way and one is different. what was it lee ra de
Find the odd one out from the alternatives. you go mo nil
8. (1) 126 (2) 513 (3) 345 (4) 730 you like it nil pom ra
she was sick Tok lee fo
9. (1) 34-12 (2) 43-30 (3) 52-21 (4) 63-19
10. (1) DECB (2) GDFE (3) HKIJ (4) JFHG (1) nil ra lee (2) porn nil ra
Directions(Q.11 to Q.12): In each of the following (3) pom ra lee (4) nil pom de
questions, patterns of circles are used to represent the 16. In a certain office, 1/3 of the workers are women,
relationship among different items. Each circle represents
1/2 of the women are married and 1/3 of the
an item. Which one of these relationships among the items
married women have Children. If 3/4 of the men
is not represented by the patterns of circles given in each
are married and 2/3 of the married men have
question?
children, what part of the workers is without
11. children?
(1) 5/18 (2) 4/9
(3) 11/18 (4) 17/36
17. In a queue, A is Eighteenth from the front while B
(1) Oxygen, Air, Water is Sixteenth from the back. If C is Twenty Fifth from
(2) Maids, Women, Doctors the front and exactly in the middle of A and B, then
(3) Students, Boys, Players how many persons are there in the queue?

(4) Musicians, Singers, Women (1) 45 (2) 46 (3) 47 (4) 48

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18. How many such pairs of digits are there in the
number 531268947 each of which has as many 24. 21 5 28 13 16 2
digits between them in the number as when they 24 30 ?
are arranged in descending order? 17 7 25 7 10 8
(1) Two (2) Three (3) Four (4) Six
(1) 24 (2) 30 (3) 36 (4) 40
19. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which
Directions (Q.25 to Q.27): Study the diagram and
they occur in the English dictionary and then choose
answer the questions that follow.
the correct sequence.
1. Miniscule 2. Minimalis A
3. Minority 4. Miniature G
C
5. Ministerial E D
F
(1) 4, 2, 5, 1, 3 (2) 4, 2,1, 3, 5 B

(3) 4, 2, 1, 5, 3 (4) 4, 2, 3,1, 5 The Triangle in the above figure depicts women in
villages, the Rectangle depicts the unemployed
Directions (Q.20 & Q.21) : Study the information given
women and the Circle depicts the educated women.
below and answer the questions that follow:
25. Which region represents educated employed
A + B means A is Daughter of B; women in villages?
A × B means A is Son of B; (1) D (2) E (3) F (4) G
and A - B means A is Wife of B. 26. What does region D represent?
20. If T - S × B - M, which of the following is not true. (1) Unemployed women in villages
(1) B is the Mother of S (2) Unemployed women in villages who are not
educated
(2) M is the Husband B
(3) Educated unemployed women
(3) T is the Wife of S
(4) Educated employed women
(4) S is the Daughter of M
27. Which region represents educated unemployed
21. If Z × T - S × U + P, How is U related to Z ? women?
(1) Mother (2) Father (1) B and C (2) D and E
(3) Grand mother (4) Daughter (3) E and F (4) G and E
Directions (Q. 22 to Q.24): Find the missing character 28. A man walks 1 km towards East and then he turns
/ number in each of the following questions: to South and walks 5 km. Again he turns to East
walks 2 km. After this he turns to North and walks
22. 4 9 km. Now, how far is he from his starting point?
? (1) 3 km (2) 4 km (3) 5 km (4) 7 km
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Directions (Q.29 to Q.31): Study the information given
235 15 below and answer the questions that follow:
In a building, there are thirteen flats on three floors - II,
III and IV, Five flats are unoccupied. Three managers, two
117 29 teachers, two lawyers and one doctor occupy the
59 remaining flats, there are at least three flats on any floor
(1) 327 (2) 386 (3) 438 (4) 469 and not more than six flats on any floor. No two person
of the same profession stay on any floor. On the II floor,
23. out of four flats, one occupant is the lawyer and he has
CK 16 9 JR
only one neighbor. One lawyer lives one floor below the
OS 24 19 TX other. The doctor is not the neighbor of any of the lawyers.
No flat is unoccupied on the III floor.
KM ? ? PV
29. How many flats are occupied on the IV floor?
(1) 14,21 (2) 21,14 (3) 56, 84 (4) 84,56 (1) Two (2) Three (3) Four (4) Five
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30. How many flats are there on the III floor? Directions (Q.36 to Q.37): In each of the following
(1) Three (2) Four questions, there is a relationship between the figures
A & B. Establish a similar relationship between C & D by
(3) Three or Four (4) Five
choosing a suitable figure from the answer set 1, 2, 3 & 4
31. What is the combination of occupants on the II floor?
for the missing figure.
(1) Lawyer, Teacher (2) Manager, Teacher
(3) Manger, Doctor (4) Lawyer, Manager 36.
Directions(Q.32 & Q.33): The five figures marked as c
A, B, C, D & E in the following questions follow a series. c
Select a figure from the given alternatives marked as (A) (B) (C) (D)
1, 2, 3, 4 which will continue the same series.
32.
(1) (2)

A B C D E

(1) (2) (3) (4)

(3) (4)
33.

37.
A B C D E ?
(1) (2) (A) (B) (C) (D)

(3) (4) (1) (2)

Directions (Q.34 & Q.35): In the following questions,

find the one that does not fit into the series established by
the seven figures given. (3) (4)
34.
Directions (Q.38 to Q.40): In each of the following
questions, four figures are given. Three of them are similar
in certain manner. Find the odd one.
(1) (2)

38. (1) (2)

(3) (4)

(3) (4)
35.

(1) (2) 39. (1) (2)

(3) (4) (3) (4)

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44.
(X)
40. (1) (2)
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
45. Find out which of the figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 can be
(3) (4) formed from pieces given in figure X?

41. In the following question, find out which one of the

following figures, 1, 2, 3 & 4, is embedded in the
figure X ?
(X)

(1) (2)

(X)

(3) (4)
(1) (2)
46. How many squares and triangles are there ?

(3) (4)

42. Select from the alternatives A, B, C and D, the cube

that can be formed by folding the sheet shown in
(1) 7, 18 (2) 8, 18

× (3) 7, 21 (4) 8, 21
Directions (Q.47 to Q.50): Study the information given
below and answer the questions that follow:
A bag contains coins of four different denominations, viz
1 rupee, 50 paise, 25 paise and 10 paise. There are as
many 50 paise coins as the value of 25 paise coins in
(X) rupees. The value of 1 rupee coins is 5 times the value
of 50 paise coins. The ration of 10 paise coins to that of
× × 1 rupee coins is 4:3, while the total number of coins in
× the bag is 325.
47. How many 10 paise coins are there in the bag?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(1) A and B only (2) A and C only (1) 25 (2) 50 (3) 75 (4) 100

(3) C and D only (4) A, B, C and D 48. What is the value of 50 paise coins?
Directions (Q.43 & Q.44): In each of the following (1) Rs 10 (2) Rs 15
questions, choose the correct mirror image of the figure (3) Rs. 20 (4) Rs. 30
(X) from the alternatives 1,2, 3, & 4 given along with it. 49. What is the ratio of 50 paise coins to 25 paise coins?
The mirror is shown along the figure (X).
(1) 1:4 (2) 2:5 (3) 2:32 (4) 1:3
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43. 50. What is the total value of coins in the bag?
(X)
(1) Rs 130 (2) Rs 140
(1) (2)
(3) Rs 150 (4) Rs 160
(3) (4)
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Directions(Q.51 to Q.53): Choose the correct 57. In the following figure, triangle represents 'girls',
alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace square represents 'players' and circle represents
the question mark in the given series. 'coach'. Which part of the diagram represents the
girls who are players but not coach ?
51. A, CD, GHI, ?, UVWXY
(1) KLMN (2) LMNO
(3) MNOP (4) NOPQ
U
52. ADVENTURE, DVENTURE, DVENTUR, ?, P Q R T
VENTU S
(1) VENTUR (2) VENTURE
(3) DVENT (4) DVENTU
(1) P (2) Q (3) R (4) S
53. UPI, ?, ODP, MBQ, IAW
58. The diagram given below represents those students
(1) SIJ (2) SHJ
who play Cricket, Football and Kabaddi. Study the
(3) RHJ (4) TIJ diagram and identify the students who play all three
games.
54. Which of the following diagrams indicates the
relation between Judge, Thieves and Criminals ?
Kabaddi

Q R
(1) (2)
P S T U

Football V

(3) (4) Cricket

(1) P + Q + R (2) V + T
55. Which of the following diagrams indicates the
relation between Iron, Lead and Nitrogen? (3) S + T + V (4) S
Directions(Q.59 to Q.62): P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W
are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre:
(1) (2)
1. P is second to the right of T who is the neighbour
of R and V.
2. S is not the neighbour of P.
(3) (4) 3. V is the neighbour of U.
4. Q is not between S and W, and W is not between
56. Which of the following diagrams indicates the
U and S.
relation between Bulb, Lamp and Light ?
Answer the questions from the above sitting
arrangement.

(1) (2) 59. Who two of the following are not neighbours ?
(1) RV (2) UV
(3) RP (4) QW
60. Who is immediate right to the V ?
(3) (4)
(1) P (2) U (3) R (4) T

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61. Which of the following is correct ? 71. 1. B5D means B is the father of D.
(1) P is to the immediate right of Q 2. B9D means B is the sister of D.
(2) R is between U and V 3. B4D means B is the brother of D.
(3) Q is to the immediate left of W 4. B3D means B is the wife of D.
(4) U is netween W and S
Which of the following means F is the mother of K?
62. What is the position of S ?
(1) F3M5K (2) F5M3K
(1) Between U and V
(3) F9M4N3K (4) F3M5N3K
(2) Second to the right of P
(3) To the immediate right of W 72. If POND is coded RSTL how is HEAR written in
the code ?
(4) Data inadequate
Directions(Q.63 to Q.66): Five girls are sitting on a (1) GHIJ (2) JIGZ
bench to be photographed Seema is to the left of Rani (3) GHIZ (4) None of these
and to the right of Bindu, Mary is to the right of Rani. Reeta
73. If SPIDER is coded as PSDIRE, how is COMMON
is between Rani and Mary. Answer the questions from the
written in that code ?
above sitting arrangement.
(1) OCMMNO (2) OCMMOO
63. Who is sitting immediate right to Reeta ?
(1) Bindu (2) Rani (3) OCMOON (4) OCMOMN
(3) Mary (4) Seema Directions(Q.74 to Q.76): All the six members of a
64. Who is in the middle of the photograph ? family A, B, C, D, E & F are staying together. B is the son
of C but C is n ot t he mother of B.
(1) Bindu (2) Rani
A & C are married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the
(3) Reeta (4) Seema daughter of A. F is the brother of B.
65. Who is second from the right in the photograph ?
74. How many male members are there in the family ?
(1) Mary (2) Rani
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
(3) Reeta (4) Bindu
66. Who is second from the left in photograph ? 75. Who is the mother of B ?
(1) Reeta (2) Mary (1) D (2) F (3) A (4) E
(3) Bindu (4) Seema
76. How many children does A have ?
Directions(Q.67 to Q.69): Choose the word which is
different from the rest. (1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 4

67. (1) Producer (2) Director 77. Which digit will appear on the face opposite to the
(3) Investor (4) Financer face with number 3 ?

68. (1) Calendar (2) Year

2 6
(3) Day (4) Month 3 3
1 5
69. (1) Mumbai (2) Cochin
(3) Kandla (4) Mysore
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 2
70. If A + B means A is the father of B; A–B means
A is the brother B; A % B means A is the wife of 78. Which number is on the face opposite to 6 ?
B and A × B means A is the mother of B, which
of the following shows that M is the maternal 5 1
grandmother of T ? 4
6 4
(1) M × N % S + T (2) M × N – S % T
(3) M × S – N % T (4) M × N × S % T (1) 4 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3

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79. Which sign will be opposite to '+' ? 88. Find the number of tirangle in the figure below.
% Problem figure
× 0
0 ×
(1) % (2) – (3) × (4) $
Directions(Q.80 to Q.87): Find out the alternative which
will replace the question mark.
80. AZBY : CXDW :: EVFU : ? (1) 8 (2) 10 (3) 12 (4) 14
(1) GTHS (2) GHTS (3) GSTH (4) TGSH 89. Find the minimum number of straight lines required
to make the given figure.
81. ZRYQ : KCJB :: PWOV : ?
(1) GBHA (2) ISJT (3) ELDK (4) EOFP
82. Computer : fqprxvht :: Language : ?
(1) oxpixdig (2) ocqicyig
(3) ocqixcjg (4) ocqixcig
83. ACEG : ? :: BDFH : KMOQ
(1) NLPR (2) LMNO
(1) 16 (2) 17 (3) 18 (4) 19
(3) JLNP (4) JNLO
90. Count the number of squares in the given figure.
84. M × N : 13 × 14 :: F × R : ?
(1) 14 × 15 (2) 5 × 17
(3) 6 × 18 (4) 7 × 19
85. Conference : Chairman :: Newspaper: ?
(1) Reporter (2) Distributor
(3) Printer (4) Editor (1) 8 (2) 12 (3) 15 (4) 18
86. Problem figures Direction (Q.91 & Q.92) : Find out the alternative
figure which contains figure (x) as its part.
? 91.

A B C D

(x)
(1) (2)

(1) (2)
(3) (4)

87. Problem Figures

(3) (4)

? 92.

A B C D
(x)

(1) (2)
(1) (2)

(3) (4)
(3) (4)

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Directions(Q.93 & Q.94): Find out which of the figures
96.
(1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed from the pieces given
in figure (x).

93. ?
(x)
(x)

(1) (2)

(1) (2)
(3) (4)

97.
(3) (4)

?
94.
(x)

(x)
(1) (2)

(1) (2) (3) (4)

98.

(3) (4)
?
Directions(Q.95 to Q.98): Identify the figure that
(x)
completes the pattern (x).

95. (1) (2)

? (3) (4)

(x)
Directions(Q.99 & Q.100): In these series, there are
both letter pattern and number pattern. Fill the blank in
series.
(1) (2)
99. ZA5, Y4B, XC6, W3D, ?
(1) E7V (2) V2E (3) VE5 (4) VE7
100. DEF, DEF2, DE2F2, ?, D2E2F3
(3) (4)
(1) DEF3 (2) D3EF3 (3) D2E3F (4) D2E2F2